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Systems and methods for determining whether an individual suffers a fall requiring assistance

  • US 10,229,571 B2
  • Filed: 08/21/2018
  • Issued: 03/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computerized method for detecting when a monitored individual has fallen within a fall zone, the method performed by a computerized monitoring system and comprising:

  • defining a virtual fall zone within an area that an individual to be monitored is located;

    receiving video data from one or more 3D motion and sound sensors capturing live video data from the area, wherein video data from the one or more 3D motion and sound sensors comprises data representing 3D coordinates of body joints for the individual and a general skeletal outline of the individual;

    using the data from the one or more 3D motion and sound sensors, determining that the individual has become at least partially located within the virtual fall zone;

    determining that the individual has remained at least partially located within the virtual fall zone for at least a pre-determined amount of time; and

    upon determining that the individual has remained at least partially located within the virtual fall zone for at least the pre-determined amount of time, automatically transmitting an alert to at least one of a computerized communication system and a centralized monitoring system.

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